Frosh Football Interviews
Miss Curry’s Freshmen Writing class reporting on…
PVHS Freshmen Football, 2015
As a class, we interviewed some of our classmates about the hard work, passion, and dedication for football. These guys like to practice; these guys like a battle on the field; read on for more about these guys.
See These Frosh Football Players Tonight as they Take on the Braves in Lompoc
Pumpkin Carving and Design
Jack O’ Lanterns have been a Halloween tradition for centuries being displayed all over the world. Jack O’ Lanterns came to America from Irish immigrants. They originated from an old Irish folk tale about a man named “Stingy Jake.” People would carve scary faces into turnips or potatoes to ward off this evil spirit. When the legend came to America, native home of the pumpkin, they discovered how much better it is to use pumpkins to carve scary faces. To learn more about Stingy Jack’s story go to the link below.
Source:http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/jack-olantern-history
This amazing pumpkin was done by my mom, Angela Perez. This pumpkin alone took her all day to finish. The spirit of Halloween is always alive at my house from pumpkin designs to decorating my whole house. This pumpkin design was inspired by Tim Burton’s A Nightmare Before Christmas.
This is my other pumpkin that I decided to do in dedication to Tim Burton’s scariest couple, Jack and Sally. This pumpkin took me two days and required using a tooth pick to paint most of it.
I created this pumpkin and it took me about three hours to complete. Another Tim Burton movie inspired pumpkin, The Corpse Bride. Carving pumpkins is a long and hard thing to do especially when you decide to do detailed pieces. Yet, it is fun for the whole family to do every Halloween.
-Aliyeah Navarro
World’s Largest Ice-Cream Sundae
Tomorrow the Link Crew will attempt to create the World’s largest ice-cream sundae. It’s free to all freshmen at the soccer field and will start at 1 o'clock after school. “This is an activity just for the freshmen for surviving the second progress report,” Mrs. Baarstad explains. Their goal is to have the longest and biggest ice cream. “We’re going to have a lot of fun so hopefully there’s a lot of freshman coming. Did I mention it’s free?”
-Photo compilation by Nestor Lopez
3 Must See Scary Movies
Monster House, directed by Gil Kenan, is about three teenagers that discover that their neighbor's house is a living, breathing monster. It's a fun, animated movie that the whole family can watch.
Halloween, directed by John Carpenter, is about a murderer who started his maniac career when he attacks his family. After being in a mental hospital for 15 years, he escapes and returns to go after many people in a very psychopathic way. This is a real slasher horror film. Although
it’s a bit gruesome,
it is a great film to
watch if you want to
experience the
fear of Halloween.
Hocus Pocus, directed by Kenny Ortega, is about three witch sisters that get resurrected on a Halloween night and it's up to two teenagers, a young girl, and a cat to stop the region of terror. It's a classic Halloween film that has humor and a nice Halloween feel to it too.
-David Penaloza-Cruz
Check Out These Haunted Houses
Want to visit a haunted house on Halloween
and don't know where to go? Here are some
of the local, scariest, and most fun haunted
houses that you can go to with your friends
and family!
The Grimsley Haunt is located at the Santa
Maria Elks Unocal Event Center which is on
4040 S. HWY 101, Exit Santa Maria Way and
is open on Friday and Saturday nights from
6-10PM. It has a Kids' Zone Haunted
Playground for younger children that won't
be able to handle the Asylum Reborn
Haunted House for braver audiences.
General admission is only $10. It is
moderately scary and very fun.
Allan Hancock College are hosting their very first Frightmare Forest. It is operated by the students and teachers of Allan Hancock. It is located behind the softball and baseball field and into the vineyard. It is family-friendly and fun for children 10 and under. Make sure to wear shoes because there is a lot of dirt. Admission cost is $6 and it opens at 7-11pm.
Midstate Scare is located in Atascadero on 5805 El Camino Real. It's open on Fridays and Saturdays from 7-11PM. Admission is $10, but the family pack is $35 and admits 4 people. It's very scary, and be careful because they will chase you. Braver audiences are guaranteed to get very scared and will be unable to sleep at night.
- Alexia Ortiz
Homecoming Dance Portraits Part 3 of 4
The Homecoming Dance was a great success and there to document the event was the staff of the Effect (PV’s yearbook). They managed to take nearly everyone’s portrait and print them out on location for free. The photos will be made available for download here in the Panther Tales over the rest of the week. By simply clicking on the photo and then right clicking, you will have the option to save the file. This is the case with ALL photos published in the Panther Tales. Additionally, you may purchase a printed copy for $5 from the Effect. Simply pay your $5 at the business office and then bring your receipt to Mr. Howard in room 205. This offer is available for the dance portraits as well as ANY photo seen in the Panther Tales.
-Photography by Monica Raygoza